Cushion support



July 25, 1939. M. M KoHLsTADT 2,167,178

CUSHION SUPPORT Filed oct. 1o, 19:58

' MAR-IE- M. KQHLJTA1T A vento! (Xttorneg Parenteelv July 2s, 1939UNITED STATES; vmi EN-T oFFicE cUsmoN surron'r Marie M. neustadt,Spokane, wash. l Alip'licauoa october. 1o, 193s, serial Ne; 234,199

1 Claim. The present invention relates to a tushionv support 'for use'ina bath tub 4for providing a head rest attachable to the walls ofthe bathtub and,

` in turn, supporting a cushion mat, together with I5 means for uniting`the head rest `and the mat,

or for dissociating the two members when it is desirable to use the matas a foot mat instead of^a body support connected'to the head rest.

' An object'of the invention is to provide a head l' support or headrest attachable to the smooth surface of the-foot of .a bath tub to theend that a person pr patient desiring to remain in the Awater forsomelength of time may lie prone in the tubin comfort with proper headsupport l and witha proper cushion under the'shoulders and spine. y

' A further .object'"of the invention resides-in a cushion supportwherein the head 4rest may be.

dissociated .from the cushion mat and whereby it" may serve either withor without the head rest attached as a mat having the characteristics ofa non-slip mat with respect to the tub and to the'fpeison `usingit. Itis a well known fact that many of the ac.

cidents in the home take place in the bath tub.

Many broken limbs and othersevere injuries are time, to provide in-thesame unit, means for comf rtable bathing and-especially in the case ofthe ck and ill .who must take baths over a long 'across until the beadhas entirely entered theV 'period of time at frequent intervals.

, All ofthe -foregoing and still further objects 3i! of the inventionwill become apparent from a,

study of the/'following speciiication, taken in co'nnection with theaccompanying drawing` wherein like characters or reference numbersdesignate l corresponding parts throughout the several views l0 jandwherein: f

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe cushion support, disclosing anembodiment of the inven tion;

' 2 isa cross sectional view-taken on the lines 21 of Figure 1 andshowing but a mentary portion of the cushion mat; and` y A Figure 3A isa fragmentary section illustrating an alternative manner forsecuring thecushion mat to' the headrest.A 1

I0 Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral I0 represents,as-a whole, a cushioned head rest with the mat II detachablysecuredthereto.- 4The head rest. is preferably formed'of resilient material 'asrubber having an interior stuiilng orjcushion I 2 of cellularconstruction,

ther assists in maintainingth mat against slip-A is occupying the bathin a prone position.

f 'I'his cushion is covered with a surface cover'- v5 ing as I3 o f awaterproof material having resilient qualities. and preferably beingmadeas one unit with the interior cushion I2. It also contemplated that suchhead restjmay be made of rubber or some preferred resilient materiali()and inflated to accomplish similar results. The head rest as e. whole isa longitudinal body of sunlcient size for proper use as described, hav-`ing ears or tabs I '4 on the two ends of the body structure andpreferably a tab as I54- ntrally 115 of the upper edge of the head rest,all if thesetabs lying in a planecoincid'ent with the 'bottom v line ofthe headjest. 'Each of the tabsis-provided with-a resilient aperture I6through which,

the button head I1 may be inserted to'h'old the .20 suction cups I8 tothe tabs. .Th head rest fis further provided along its`^1o`wer edge atI9 with Ia longitudinal groove forming' a locking or retaining means fora cushion 'mat II lwhich may `be secured thereto,- by forming intheupper edge gl;l

of the mat, a longitudinal bead corresponding in size and shape 'to thegroove I9.' said groove hav`` ing any open slot ZI-along the lowerbottom edge of the head rest to permit reception ofthe neck yzzlcarrying the bead-2n of the met. when tso tachzg the mat tothe headrest the bead is inserted. at one end ofthe groove, I9 and drawn verseoperation is perfomed and the mat may 40j be used asa'nindependentarticle and may become, if desired, a yfoot mat during the latter partof the bath and to prevent'V slipping; The

cushioned mat II is made in a similar manner to that of the headrest`,'in that it yhas an in- 4,5 Iterior, cellular' cushion structureand anfimperviy, ous outer surface to render it watertight.-

' In addition thereto the, mat' is provided with a, corrugated or ribbedsurfac'eias 23 which furpage with, the surface upon which it issupported, such as the bottom of lthe tub or the floor, linoleum, ortile adjacent thereto.

. As an alternative methodof securing the head rest and the cushion mat,I have utilized the 551 ,mais

cups which may"be pressed against the tub surface to holdfthe rest indesired adjustment and 2 y v same general slot and bead construction,vbut have reinforced the same, preferably with the metal sections as 24and 2i, the first metallic section forming the groove element which neednot be i continuous, butprcferably should be in short units tp permitflexibility and shaping of thc'head l rest to the contourof the footportion or slope. of the tub. likewise, the bead member as 25' is formedin unit short sections and may heksem curedbyarivetasor-bybeingdinectlyvul# canized into the upper edge of the cushion mat. A

I have provided in a simplified structure a cush- ,I ion supportdesigned for patients and Y (for those people who prefer to remain sometime in the water and desire lobe' comfortably sup-r ported in a. tubduring that time, in which the rted-by a proper cushion by suctionwherein the cushion may be either attached thexeto to supporttheupper'portions of the body or.

may be. detached and used independent thereof asa cushionandasabathmat.v

It is believed .that the many advantages of this cushion support inaccordance with the present invention will be readily 1mderstood. andalthough preferred embodiments of the device are illustraced anddescribed, u is to be understood .that further changes in the deteil andconstruction may be resorted to which fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having una muy described my invention, what- I claim as new and desireto' secure by Letters Patent is: i

In combination, Aa. head adapted 'to be i Y secured to a bam tub, saidhead rest having an inner cushion'of resilient cellular formation andhaving an outer impervious surface, .'tabs extending outwardly from thehead rest and support-A ing suction cups therein, a channel groove inthelower bottom edge of the head rest, a cushion'mat having aninner cushionof resilient cellular stmoture and an impervious surface, aibead alongone in the lowerbottorn edge of the head] rest whereby the head'rest andthe mat may be detachablyA Fono E, Sin-rn.

edge of themat e in the channel formed I securedtoeachother. gh j.

' l el' MARIEM. X KOHLSTADI.

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